Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-10-20
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Stafford q Murphy, livery men and con.
tractors, Chicago, made an assignment.
Liabilities, $4,000; assets, nominally
$50, 900.
At Chicago, Stafford & Murphy, livery
men and street contractors, made an as
signment. Liabilities, sac, 900; assets
nominally $4,000.
Bohemian Catholics OF Minnesota as
sembled at New Prague to celebrate the
sacerdotal Jubilee OF the pope. A congrat-
ulatory telegram was forwarded to his
holiness, who acknowledged the same by
cabling his blessing.
The statements in the telegram from
Washington ~recitiug sundry cruel eyictions
in Northwestern Iowa are corroborated
by one OF the most reliable citizens of
pose to carry the matter into the courts
and maintain their rights if possible.
The failure oil A. Pollock & Co. at oma.
ha carried down their branch houses at
Huron, Dakota. A local bank filed a
mortgage for $4,000, the Merchants Ma.
tional bank of0maha filed one for SAL, 900,
the Howard National Bank OF Baltimore
one for $4,000 and several other smaller
ones in favor OF private parties. The fail
ure at Omaha is said to be Tor $40, 000.
Acamp OF the modern woodmsn OF Am err.
lea was constituted at Minneapolis with
the following officers: Venerable consul,
Josiah Towne; worthy advisor. c.. A. Bart
lett; worthy clerk. B. +. johnson; excellent
banker, A. NJ. Harrison; escort. c. L. Cove;
Waterman, Fred A. George; sentry, NJ. /.
and E. i. Parker. It is a secret organiza-
ton with a benevolent aud benefit feature.
Judge Brewer has just rendered a very
important decision OF far-reaching effect,
whereby removals OF cases to the United
States courts will be greatly impeded. The
question presented involves the construc-
ton of the removal act of 1887, and the
judge holds that in a case in which there is
but a single controversy, and in which re-
moval is sought on the ground OF citizen
ship alone, the right OF removal is restrict
ed to hon resident d~eiendants.
On Friday the 7th inst, at Sioux CITY.
there was the laying OF the corner stone OF
the chamber of building. The
stone was laid with Masonic ceremonies,
the officers OF the state grand lodge oficiat.
ing. The Masonic parade was q fine AFFAIR.
The column led by six commandries OF
knights Templar, was followed by a line
OF over 1,50o persons. In the evening
there was an Indian war dance, in which
over 0 Sioux, Winnebago and Omaha
warriors tool part.
Decentralization which has been preya,
lent among the Crows for the past
year, and which has eliminated in the
present outbreak. started with the visit OF
Sitting Bull and one hundred Sioux braves
last summer to the Clusters battle-ground.
There they held a var dance In memory OF
their great victory. The comparisons
made at that time by the Sioux OF the
treatment OF the two nations by the gov
eminent greatly excited the jealousy OF the
Crows, and since then there has been a
rapidly growing dissatisfaction.
A furry xss created at Nashville. Tenn.
by an occurrence in the McKendree Metho.
dist church. Rev. DR.. w. Chandler. the
pastor, had delivered a bitter inveetiye
against the stage. in which he impugaed
the habits OF many of its notaries. Emma
Abbott. the noted actress, was in the audi
ence, and at the conclusion OF tine service
arose and de6ed anyone in the whole
world to say a word against her fair name.
There was a ripple Of applause. after which
Mr.. Chandler said: II viii not undertake
to reply to the lady. as she is a lady, but
such q perfor nance Is more suited in the
theatre than in the house Of God"
At the eighteenth annual assembly OF
the Grand Council OF Minnesota Royal and
Select Masters. held Monday, Oct. 10, at
ST. Paul. the following officers were elected
and installed for the ensuing year: A. 2.
Levering. Minneapolis, NJ. /. @. Master; ID.
B. Smith, Austin. R. |. d. G. master; C. r.
Yeager. st. Paul, r. /. G. p. c. of w: G..
w. Merrill, st. Paul. R I. G. treasurer;
William Cheney, Minneapolis. X. /. G.. re-
eordsr; X. -. Brown. Minneapolis. G, c. of
G.; w. g. Textbook, Duluth, g. c. OF G.;
II. kirkwood. Minneapolis; @. marshal;
c. D. Boyce. Minneapolis. @. chaplain: /.
r. Jenkins. st. Paul, g. steward; j. C.
Fisher. st. Paul, @. sentinel.